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Close-up of two arms showcasing cutting-edge wearables. The left wrist, adorned with a sleek smart wristband, confidently grips a steering wheel, while the right arm, sporting another innovative band, skillfully pours milk from a jug.
Wearables
Today’s wearables track your body. Tomorrow’s could treat it.
Wearables that treat health issues, track countless biomarkers, and last far longer than today’s devices are on the horizon.
Kristin Houser
Two people in blue shirts and safety glasses analyze data with electronic devices near a stream in a forested area, exemplifying the growing field of green jobs focused on environmental conservation.
Climate Crisis
These red-hot “green jobs” could help Gen Z cope with its eco-anxiety
“Green” jobs that help combat the climate crisis are on the rise, according to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs 2025 report.
Kristin Houser
A wind turbine stands in the ocean under a clear blue sky, with a faint rainbow visible near the water's surface.
Clean Energy
Why nations are looking offshore to decarbonize their grids
Interest and investment in offshore solar, wind, and nuclear power systems is increasing as global efforts to decarbonize ramp up.
Kristin Houser
A student writes in a notebook as a blue silhouette with circuit patterns looms in the background, symbolizing an AI tutor gently guiding their learning.
Education
Sal Khan wants to give every student on Earth a personal AI tutor
Khan Academy’s new AI tutor, Khanmigo, has the potential to revolutionize education for students and teachers alike.
Kristin Houser
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AI
The startup using “digital twins” to protect homes from wildfires
Stand Insurance is using computer simulations and “digital twins” to help homeowners make their properties fire resilient.
A construction worker balances on the wooden beams of a house frame, using a tool, with a red-tiled roof in the background under a blue sky, reflecting efforts to address the housing crisis.
Urban Living
The US needs another 4 million houses. Here’s how it could get them.
Restrictive zoning policies helped create America’s housing shortage. Zoning reform could help end it.
A gloved hand holds a metallic object emitting smoke against a dark background, suggesting the mysterious allure of cryopreservation.
Biology
How cryopreservation could end death as we know it
The technology could one day allow people with terminal illnesses to go into “hibernation” until a cure is found.
Children in a classroom use tablets and wear headphones while a teacher writes on a chalkboard.
Global Development
Google’s $1 billion bet on Africa’s digital future
Just 37% of sub-Saharan Africans use the internet today, but Google predicts the next 10 years will be the region’s “digital decade.”
A futuristic supersonic airplane labeled "Overture" flies above the clouds against a clear blue sky.
Transportation
How Boom is resurrecting supersonic flight
If Boom gets its way, the future of supersonic passenger travel will be quieter, cleaner, and more affordable than its past.